See main article: 1916 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1916 United States presidential election in Florida |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Florida |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Next Election: | 1920 United States presidential election in Florida |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Image1: | Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate1: | Thomas R. Marshall |
| Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 55,984 |
| Percentage1: | 69.34% |
| Nominee2: | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,611 |
| Percentage2: | 18.10% |
| Image4: | Allan Louis Benson (1871–1940) circa 1915 (cropped closein).jpg |
| Nominee4: | Allan L. Benson |
| Party4: | Socialist Party of America |
| Home State4: | New York |
| Running Mate4: | George Ross Kirkpatrick |
| Electoral Vote4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,353 |
| Percentage4: | 6.63% |
| Image5: | J. Frank Hanly, 1908 (cropped 3x4).jpg |
| Nominee5: | Frank Hanly |
| Party5: | Prohibition Party |
| Home State5: | Indiana |
| Running Mate5: | Ira Landrith |
| Electoral Vote5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,786 |
| Percentage5: | 5.93% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Flag Year: | 1900 |
The 1916 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 1916. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.
Despite a rare four-way contest, the state was won handily by the incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson. He garnered 69.34% of the vote, winning against the Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes by a margin of 51.24%. He also won against Socialist candidate Allan L. Benson and Prohibition candidate Frank Hanly.[1]
| 1916 United States presidential election in Florida | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson | Thomas R. Marshall | 55,984 | 69.34% | 6 | ||
| Republican | Charles Evans Hughes | Charles W. Fairbanks | 14,611 | 18.10% | 0 | ||
| Socialist | Allan L. Benson | George Ross Kirkpatrick | 5,353 | 6.63% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Frank Hanly | Ira Landrith | 4,786 | 5.93% | 0 | ||
| County | Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic | Charles Evans Hughes Republican | Allan Louis Benson Socialist | James Franklin Hanly Prohibition | Total votes cast[2] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Alachua | 2,030 | 79.76% | 440 | 17.29% | 33 | 1.30% | 42 | 1.65% | 2,545 | ||||||||||
| Baker | 439 | 78.11% | 52 | 9.25% | 30 | 5.34% | 41 | 7.30% | 562 | ||||||||||
| Bay | 725 | 61.44% | 279 | 23.64% | 99 | 8.39% | 77 | 6.53% | 1,180 | ||||||||||
| Bradford | 1,302 | 87.44% | 153 | 10.28% | 13 | 0.87% | 21 | 1.41% | 1,489 | ||||||||||
| Brevard | 599 | 65.25% | 174 | 18.95% | 76 | 8.28% | 69 | 7.52% | 918 | ||||||||||
| Broward | 382 | 54.57% | 158 | 22.57% | 110 | 15.71% | 50 | 7.14% | 700 | ||||||||||
| Calhoun | 539 | 64.09% | 209 | 24.85% | 68 | 8.09% | 25 | 2.97% | 841 | ||||||||||
| Citrus | 601 | 86.47% | 46 | 6.62% | 25 | 3.60% | 23 | 3.31% | 695 | ||||||||||
| Clay | 380 | 68.72% | 79 | 14.29% | 47 | 8.50% | 47 | 8.50% | 553 | ||||||||||
| Columbia | 861 | 72.60% | 226 | 19.06% | 28 | 2.36% | 71 | 5.99% | 1,186 | ||||||||||
| Dade | 1,654 | 57.69% | 629 | 21.94% | 301 | 10.50% | 283 | 9.87% | 2,867 | ||||||||||
| DeSoto | 1,755 | 68.13% | 385 | 14.95% | 228 | 8.85% | 208 | 8.07% | 2,576 | ||||||||||
| Duval | 5,456 | 68.57% | 1,339 | 16.83% | 581 | 7.30% | 581 | 7.30% | 7,957 | ||||||||||
| Escambia | 2,183 | 78.95% | 416 | 15.05% | 99 | 3.58% | 67 | 2.42% | 2,765 | ||||||||||
| Franklin | 312 | 64.73% | 81 | 16.80% | 32 | 6.64% | 57 | 11.83% | 482 | ||||||||||
| Gadsden | 875 | 84.95% | 57 | 5.53% | 40 | 3.88% | 58 | 5.63% | 1,030 | ||||||||||
| Hamilton | 675 | 83.13% | 113 | 13.92% | 15 | 1.85% | 9 | 1.11% | 812 | ||||||||||
| Hernando | 446 | 79.64% | 38 | 6.79% | 38 | 6.79% | 38 | 6.79% | 560 | ||||||||||
| Hillsborough | 4,627 | 69.95% | 691 | 10.45% | 622 | 9.40% | 675 | 10.20% | 6,615 | ||||||||||
| Holmes | 763 | 51.52% | 427 | 28.83% | 182 | 12.29% | 109 | 7.36% | 1,481 | ||||||||||
| Jackson | 1,975 | 79.60% | 410 | 16.53% | 34 | 1.37% | 62 | 2.50% | 2,481 | ||||||||||
| Jefferson | 646 | 85.11% | 104 | 13.70% | 4 | 0.53% | 5 | 0.66% | 759 | ||||||||||
| Lafayette | 849 | 89.27% | 45 | 4.73% | 30 | 3.15% | 27 | 2.84% | 951 | ||||||||||
| Lake | 886 | 67.79% | 330 | 25.25% | 68 | 5.20% | 23 | 1.76% | 1,307 | ||||||||||
| Lee | 751 | 66.34% | 167 | 14.75% | 135 | 11.93% | 79 | 6.98% | 1,132 | ||||||||||
| Leon | 875 | 74.79% | 191 | 16.32% | 42 | 3.59% | 62 | 5.30% | 1,170 | ||||||||||
| Levy | 712 | 73.48% | 216 | 22.29% | 25 | 2.58% | 16 | 1.65% | 969 | ||||||||||
| Liberty | 280 | 71.98% | 57 | 14.65% | 14 | 3.60% | 38 | 9.77% | 389 | ||||||||||
| Madison | 721 | 89.79% | 22 | 2.74% | 22 | 2.74% | 38 | 4.73% | 803 | ||||||||||
| Manatee | 1,033 | 66.73% | 289 | 18.67% | 116 | 7.49% | 110 | 7.11% | 1,548 | ||||||||||
| Marion | 1,567 | 66.15% | 462 | 19.50% | 151 | 6.37% | 189 | 7.98% | 2,369 | ||||||||||
| Monroe | 730 | 51.01% | 345 | 24.11% | 249 | 17.40% | 107 | 7.48% | 1,431 | ||||||||||
| Nassau | 420 | 70.35% | 94 | 15.75% | 40 | 6.70% | 43 | 7.20% | 597 | ||||||||||
| Okaloosa | 603 | 63.41% | 303 | 31.86% | 29 | 3.05% | 16 | 1.68% | 951 | ||||||||||
| Orange | 1,261 | 71.77% | 415 | 23.62% | 51 | 2.90% | 30 | 1.71% | 1,757 | ||||||||||
| Osceola | 511 | 43.98% | 453 | 38.98% | 100 | 8.61% | 98 | 8.43% | 1,162 | ||||||||||
| Palm Beach | 725 | 51.67% | 311 | 22.17% | 194 | 13.83% | 173 | 12.33% | 1,403 | ||||||||||
| Pasco | 779 | 65.41% | 236 | 19.82% | 82 | 6.88% | 94 | 7.89% | 1,191 | ||||||||||
| Pinellas | 1,503 | 61.90% | 555 | 22.86% | 173 | 7.13% | 197 | 8.11% | 2,428 | ||||||||||
| Polk | 2,574 | 76.13% | 578 | 17.10% | 158 | 4.67% | 71 | 2.10% | 3,381 | ||||||||||
| Putnam | 879 | 60.29% | 418 | 28.67% | 93 | 6.38% | 68 | 4.66% | 1,458 | ||||||||||
| St. Johns | 1,133 | 66.14% | 326 | 19.03% | 136 | 7.94% | 118 | 6.89% | 1,713 | ||||||||||
| St. Lucie | 703 | 68.92% | 134 | 13.14% | 110 | 10.78% | 73 | 7.16% | 1,020 | ||||||||||
| Santa Rosa | 896 | 82.58% | 111 | 10.23% | 19 | 1.75% | 59 | 5.44% | 1,085 | ||||||||||
| Seminole | 706 | 70.88% | 155 | 15.56% | 80 | 8.03% | 55 | 5.52% | 996 | ||||||||||
| Sumter | 599 | 80.62% | 70 | 9.42% | 30 | 4.04% | 44 | 5.92% | 743 | ||||||||||
| Suwannee | 1,209 | 85.14% | 56 | 3.94% | 126 | 8.87% | 29 | 2.04% | 1,420 | ||||||||||
| Taylor | 547 | 89.67% | 51 | 8.36% | 11 | 1.80% | 1 | 0.16% | 610 | ||||||||||
| Volusia | 1,541 | 58.11% | 886 | 33.41% | 109 | 4.11% | 116 | 4.37% | 2,652 | ||||||||||
| Wakulla | 387 | 68.74% | 121 | 21.49% | 32 | 5.68% | 23 | 4.09% | 563 | ||||||||||
| Walton | 753 | 50.95% | 549 | 37.14% | 79 | 5.35% | 97 | 6.56% | 1,478 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 626 | 62.41% | 159 | 15.85% | 144 | 14.36% | 74 | 7.38% | 1,003 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 55,984 | 69.34% | 14,611 | 18.10% | 5,353 | 6.63% | 4,786 | 5.93% | 79,731 | ||||||||||